Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Tokyo Disneyland opens in the year 1983.  

Apr 16   Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games on this day in history.  

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   In the year 1983 first National Coin Week begins  

Apr 17   In the year 1983 in Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters  

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   India launched its first satellite in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   On this day in history nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter  

Apr 17   In the year 1983 wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game  

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon in the year 1983.  

Apr 18   In the year 1983 alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies  

Apr 18   Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1983 kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)  

Apr 18   On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine  

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 in the year 1983.  

Apr 19   In the year 1983 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74  

Apr 20   On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies  

Apr 20   On this day in history soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock  

Apr 21   On this day in history soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?]  

Apr 21   Walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 22   In the year 1983 earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies  

Apr 22   On this day in history soyuz T-8 returns to Earth  

Apr 22   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) on this day in history.  

Apr 23   On this day in history buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73  

Apr 25   "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour in the year 1983.  

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR on this day in history.  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time on this day in history.  

Apr 26   Vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27   In the year 1983 nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson  

Apr 28   In the year 1983 ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies  

Apr 29   Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor in the year 1983.  

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger  

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor  

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.  

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72  

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79  

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)  

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74  

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 in the year 1983.  

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died in the year 1983.